Cessna A185 N4095A

Summary

On 9 April 2016 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna A185 registered N4095A, operated by Earth Angel Aviators Inc., was involved in an accident near Chesterfield, Missouri, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 April 2016 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Spirit of St Louis (SUS)

Coordinates

38.6600, -90.6461

Aircraft

Cessna A185

Registration

N4095A

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Earth Angel Aviators Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chesterfield → Chesterfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA217

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop and a wing strike.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll in gusty crosswind conditions, the airplane started to veer to the right. The pilot further reported that he applied left rudder and brake, but the airplane ground looped to the right and the left wing struck the runway. The left wing and left elevator were substantially damaged. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. An automated weather observing system at the airport, about the time of the accident, reported the wind at 080 degrees true at 7 knots, for the landing on runway 26.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.